Synonyms of headwinds

headwinds

noun

plural of headwind

as in winds

an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward

Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected.

Related Words

• winds
• airs
• gales
• blows
• westerlies
• northers
• breezes
• breaths
• puffs
• zephyrs
• currents
• flurries
• northeasters
• wafts
• blasts
• southeasters
• northwesters
• whiffs
• southwesters
• squalls
• sea breezes
• windstorms
• drafts
• tornadoes
• tempests
• airflows

Dissimilar Words

• calms
• tailwinds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headwinds

Reshoring is on an upward trend, but headwinds persist for manufacturers looking to bring operations closer to home. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

His foray into the midterm elections is the latest windfall for congressional Republicans, who hope to overcome the political headwinds that ordinarily face the party in power with their substantial fundraising advantage. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

The German automaker is struggling with headwinds from increasing Chinese competition in Europe and tariff costs on its shipments to the US market. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Those headwinds have been with us, but additional problematic layers have been introduced. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Kelchen expects an uptick in closures rather than a massive wave, with schools in rural parts of the Northeast and Midwest facing particularly strong headwinds. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

That march, an inflection point in the Civil Rights Movement, also came at a fraught moment for the country, when economic headwinds, civil unrest, political division and the war in Vietnam bitterly divided Americans. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

That march, an inflection point in the Civil Rights Movement, came at a fraught moment for the country, when economic headwinds, civil unrest, political division and the Vietnam War bitterly divided Americans. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

The expansion comes as pro-Trump media faces headwinds and the broader industry runs into changing viewer habits. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026